Eleanor Reissa on The Letters Project

Interview with acclaimed performing artist Eleanor
Reissa discussing her recently published memoir The
Letters Project: A Daughter's Journey. In 1986, after her
mother's death, Reissa discovered fifty-six letters written by
her late father. She set them aside for forty years before
finally having them translated, which led to set her on a journey
to her father's history during the Holocaust, which had been
largely hidden from her. The book can be found in bookstores and
online, including Eleanor Reissa's website eleanorreissa.com and
Amazon. An audio version of the book, with Reissa's own
narration, is also available through Audible. Eleanor Reissa is
an American actress, singer, theatre director, playwright,
librettist, choreographer, translator, and author based in New
York City, who performs in both Yiddish and English. For more
information on Eleanor Reissa and The Letters Project visit:
eleanorreissa.com



The interview is conducted by Yiddish Voice co-host
Lillian Shporer-Leavitt, a daughter of Shoah
survivors who grew up speaking Yiddish and graduated from the
Boston Workmen's Circle Yiddish Shule. A former computer business
analyst and software trainer, she is an experienced Yiddish
teacher and translator, having taught at the Workmen's Circle,
Gann Academy of Greater Boston, Boston University Hillel, and
Brandeis University. In addition, she has subtitled Yiddish films
for the National Center for Jewish Film and translated Yizkor
(memorial) books for the Jewish Genealogical Society.


Music/Spoken Word recordings:

Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman: Zumerteg

Zvee Scooler: Vakatsye in di Berg

Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an
instrumental track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing
Waltz





Air date: August 17, 2022